If you're looking for more perfect-for-fall recipes, I've got one for you right here. I originally found this on a recipe card from Taste of Home magazine, but modified it for the size of my slow cooker (2.5 qt.) and specific veggie preferences (the original called...
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1. I started the Beginner Sewing Series at Stitch Lab on Friday. We went over the basics of our machines (which was useful as refresher since I hadn't touched my machine in awhile), and learned how to make a drawstring bag. The also introduced me to an oh-so-handy...
Remember how I used to not like mustard yellow, or corduroy, or ballet flats? This is another thing that falls under the category 'never thought I'd like and now I totally do'. Tribal-inspired prints are everywhere this fall, and I'm loving it. So I rounded up a few...
What? A new actual outfit post?! Try not to be too shocked, even though I haven't done one of these in a few weeks. I just wasn't feeling it for awhile, but now I'm back! So, down to business. I have been on a serious olive kick lately (the color, not the food -...
Photographer Puts Two Strangers Together For Intimate Photographs, And The Results Are Surprising Behold Jane Austen: The Massively Multiplayer Role-Playing Game. Yes, you read that correctly. Killer Pumpkin Arrangements at the Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze. This is more...
1. Truck by Truckwest Food Trailer Crawl. We bought badges and got out a bit on Tuesday night, but haven't been able to use since due to the boy's work schedule. But the weekend! Weekend is fair game and open swaths of time. We're going to be hitting the food trailer...
If you've been around this blog awhile, you'll probably have realized that I don't really do the horror genre when picking books or movies. Just not my jam. But, I do read a lot of paranormal and fantasy, and those can be downright spooky in their own way. So today...
America's Mood Map: Find Which State Matches Your Personality. Apparently I should be living in New Mexico. Seriously, though – does sex count as exercise? A Troublemaker’s Manifesto: The Benefits of Wandering. Mike Rowe responds to some criticism from fans in the...
Sarah over at Yes & Yes (an awesome blog, by the way) did a post earlier this month about what she called her Cornerstone of Awesome. It's a sort of list of scary/amazing/hard things you've done in your life. It's not a brag list, but rather something you can refer to...
Hi, I’m Amanda!
I’m a self-employed graphic designer by day, and a crafty hungry bookworm by night. Dragonflight Dreams is where I write about books, recipes, internet goodies, life things, crafty projects, Austin happenings, and more.
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